The Bog Walk to Port Antonio was built to serve the banana, cacao, citrus and coconut districts of St Catherine, St Mary and Portland.

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Construction, operation and closure

The line operated from 1896 to 1975 and 1977 to 1978. It was 54 miles (86.9 km) long.

Gradients

The ruling gradient was 1 in 63 with the line climbing approximately 550 feet (167.6 m) in 18 miles (average gradient 1 in 173) from Bog Walk

Bog Walk

Bog Walk is a town in the parish of Saint Catherine, Jamaica...

 (approximately 250 feet) to its summit at Highgate (approximately 800 feet) then descending ~750 feet in just 9 miles (average gradient 1 in 63) to the Wag Water Bridge (just above sea level) and continuing for another 27 miles (43.5 km) more or less on the level and along the coast to Port Antonio.

Stations and Halts

There were 13 stations and 15 halts:

Bog Walk Station - Terminus Crawle Halt Riversdale Station Harewood Halt Darling Spring Halt Troja railway station Troja railway station Troja railway station opened in 1896, closed in 1975, reopened in 1977 and closed for good in 1978. It was on the Bog Walk to Port Antonio branch line, from the Kingston terminus, and served the surrounding agricultural community, providing a means for bananas to reach and be exported from Port... Taja Halt Richmond Station Highgate Station Baughs Halt Esher Station Albany railway station Albany railway station Albany railway station opened in 1896, closed in 1975, reopened in 1977 and closed for good in 1978. It was on the Bog Walk to Port Antonio branch line, from the Kingston terminus, and served the surrounding agricultural community, providing a means for bananas to reach and be exported from Port... Belfield Halt Grays Inn Halt Fort George Halt Annotto Bay Station Fort Stewart Halt Windsor Castle Halt Buff Bay Station Spring Garden Halt Orange Bay Station Hope Bay Station Robertson's Halt Saint Margaret's Bay Station Snow Hill Halt Passley Gardens Halt Norwich Halt Port Antonio Terminus

Tunnels

There were 17 tunnels:

Riversdale ~150m Harewood ~150m Darling Spring ~200m Cromwell Mountain #1 ~75m Cromwell Mountain #2 ~270m Cromwell Mountain #3 ~150m Cromwell Mountain #4 ~100m Cromwell Mountain #5 ~150m Cromwell Mountain #6 ~200m Cromwell Mountain #7 ~175m Taja ~250m Flint River ~250m Richmond ~150m Rock Hill ~150m Hope Bay #1 ~225m Hope Bay #2 ~50m Hope Bay #3 ~100m

Bridges

There were 10 significant bridges. Approximate bridge lengths are shown in the route diagram (right):

• B2 & River Doro at Darling Spring/Troja
• Orange River at Richmond
• Wagwater River
• Pencar River
• Dry River
• White River
• Buff Bay River
• Spanish River
• Swift River
• Rio Grande